SPOKANE calendar
Today
Our Lady of the Rosary Academy Moving Sale – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 2723 E. Gordon. Items for sale include books, desks, chairs, uniforms, office desk, file cabinets, costumes, holiday décor, records, crafts, games, computers, organs, maps, microwaves, riding lawn mower, power washer and upholstered church pews. For more information, call 921-9024.
Civil Liberties and Terrorism Roundtable Discussion – Beginning at 9 a.m. in the Library of the Lakes, 4008 Cedar, Loon Lake. Moderated by Richard Schatz, professor of Economics, Whitworth College. Call (509) 233-3016 for more information.
Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Meeting – 12:30 p.m. in the main branch of the Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main. Topic will be “Ten Minute Talks From Ten Speakers.” For more information, contact Shirley Penna-Oakes at 276-1740.
Free Home Improvement Workshop – at Home Depot stores, 10 a.m. Topic: “You Can Install Laminate Flooring.” Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for information.
Upcoming
Free Home Improvement Workshops – Home Depot stores offer clinics through September. They are: “You Can Save Energy in Your Home,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux Painting,” Sundays at 2 p.m.; “Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Miter Saw to Build a Picture Frame,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Decorate a Child’s Bedroom,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Update Your Countertop and Cabinets,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; and “You Can Install Laminate Flooring,” Saturdays at 10 a.m. Contact (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com.
Survivor Citizen Action Team Meeting – Survivors of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide from impaired drivers will meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council’s Prevention Center, 8104 E. Sprague. Meeting is open to anyone interested in the enforcement and changes of existing DUI laws and the education of DUI accidents, victims or nonvictims. Call 922-8383 or (208) 687-6996.
Community Colleges of Spokane Fall Conference: “Color Blind or Color Conscious? How to Reach a Future of Respect” – Wednesday, 9-11 a.m. in the Walter S. Johnson Sports Center, Building 5, Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Presented by Evelyn Hu-DeHart, professor of history and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, Brown University. Contact Sharon Jones at 434-5108.
Spokane Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon – Wednesday, 9:30-11 a.m., in the Commons of Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4320 W. Owen Ridge Road. “Thrift Store Chick,” includes fashion show; live music by Mindy Shaw; and lecture, “In Good Hands,” given by Karen Gunderson, former teacher and secretary from Bellevue. Cost is $10.50, reservations are required by contacting Rosemary at 299-3834.
Hispanic Heritage Dinners – In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Hispanic/Latino Resource Center, “El Centro de Spokane,” will hold benefit dinners on Friday evenings through Oct. 15. Dinners include Hispanic arts, crafts, music, guest speaker, and will each contain a theme and menu to reflect the diversity of Spokane’s Hispanic Community from 6-8 p.m. at the East Central Community Center, 500 Stone. Themes include: Mexican, Friday; South American, Sept. 24; Central American, Oct.1; Caribbean, Oct. 8; and Latin Festival, Oct. 15. Reservations must be made five days prior to event by calling 455-6706.